What names fit this juxtaposition?

CMV2254 · April 24, 2024, 1:14am

We just named our second boy [name_m]Clyde[/name_m], which is a name that gets more negative than positive comments in name forums. But I LOVE it and it suits him so well. His pediatrician said she’s been practicing over thirty years and has never had a [name_m]Clyde[/name_m] before. I love that it’s recognizable but a little unexpected.

With the resurgence of “grandma/grandpa” names it’s becoming harder to find hidden gems that are classic but a bit uncommon.

What names (boy and girl) would you say fit this criteria:

-Feels timeless and classic, yet a little unexpected

would be fitting for a mischievous child as well as a sophisticated adult (I know a girl named [name_m]Jerzy[/name_m] and just cannot picture taking an adult by that name seriously)
for girls, some mix of elegant and feminine with a little pizazz or spice
for boys, soft and simple yet strong and sturdy

VEL · April 24, 2024, 1:34am

[name_f]Rosetta[/name_f]
[name_f]Avis[/name_f]
[name_f]Mavis[/name_f]
[name_f]Susanna[/name_f]
[name_f]Francine[/name_f]
[name_f]Roxanne[/name_f]
[name_f]Hilda[/name_f]
[name_f]Loretta[/name_f]
[name_f]Philomena[/name_f]
[name_f]Lucinda[/name_f]
[name_f]Dinah[/name_f]
[name_f]Thora[/name_f]
[name_f]Geneva[/name_f]
[name_f]Augusta[/name_f]
[name_f]Rosamund[/name_f]
[name_f]Nadine[/name_f]
[name_f]Virginia[/name_f]
[name_f]Rita[/name_f]
[name_f]Corinne[/name_f]
[name_f]Marceline[/name_f]
[name_f]Cornelia[/name_f]
[name_f]Maxine[/name_f]
[name_f]Inez[/name_f]
[name_f]Della[/name_f]
[name_f]Lois[/name_f]
[name_f]Leona[/name_f]
[name_f]Ida[/name_f]
[name_f]Helen[/name_f]
[name_f]Elaine[/name_f]
[name_f]Sybil[/name_f]
[name_f]Harriet[/name_f]
[name_f]Alba[/name_f]
[name_f]Constance[/name_f]
[name_f]Priscilla[/name_f]
[name_f]Sylvia[/name_f]
[name_f]Rhea[/name_f]
[name_f]Alma[/name_f]
[name_f]Odette[/name_f]
[name_f]Celia[/name_f]

[name_m]Hershel[/name_m]
[name_m]Nelson[/name_m]
[name_m]Truman[/name_m]
[name_m]Russell[/name_m]
[name_m]Ike[/name_m]
[name_m]Wilson[/name_m]
[name_m]Luther[/name_m]
[name_m]Morris[/name_m]
[name_m]Gordon[/name_m]
[name_m]Lionel[/name_m]
[name_m]Murray[/name_m]
[name_m]Lowell[/name_m]
[name_m]Marshall[/name_m]
[name_m]Ray[/name_m]
[name_m]Sidney[/name_m]
[name_m]Gene[/name_m]
[name_m]Eugene[/name_m]
[name_m]Hollis[/name_m]
[name_m]Stanley[/name_m]
[name_m]Roland[/name_m]
[name_m]Edwin[/name_m]
[name_m]Franklin[/name_m]
[name_m]Martin[/name_m]
[name_m]Clement[/name_m]
[name_m]Jay[/name_m]
[name_m]Rex[/name_m]
[name_m]Desmond[/name_m]
[name_m]Ernest[/name_m]
[name_m]Victor[/name_m]
[name_m]Amos[/name_m]
[name_m]Linus[/name_m]
[name_m]Leon[/name_m]

Greyblue · April 24, 2024, 7:17am

[name_m]Clyde[/name_m] is lovely!

I’m thinking…

[name_f]Verity[/name_f]
[name_f]Vita[/name_f]
[name_f]Constance[/name_f]
[name_f]Leonora[/name_f]
[name_f]Honora[/name_f]
[name_f]Ginevra[/name_f]
[name_f]Loretta[/name_f]
[name_f]Clarice[/name_f]
[name_f]Opal[/name_f]
[name_f]Eula[/name_f]
[name_f]Eudora[/name_f]
[name_f]Hester[/name_f]
[name_f]Geneva[/name_f]
[name_f]Myrtle[/name_f]
[name_f]Alta[/name_f]
[name_f]Delphine[/name_f]
[name_m]Merle[/name_m]
[name_m]Kenneth[/name_m]
[name_m]Otis[/name_m]
[name_m]Maurice[/name_m]
[name_m]Gilbert[/name_m]
[name_m]Pascal[/name_m]
[name_m]Rufus[/name_m]
[name_m]Amias[/name_m]
[name_m]Sylvester[/name_m]
[name_m]Angus[/name_m]
[name_m]Merrick[/name_m]
[name_m]Reggie[/name_m]
[name_m]Barrett[/name_m]

RubyGemstone19 · April 24, 2024, 10:07am

[name_f]Valentina[/name_f]
[name_f]Estelle[/name_f]
[name_f]Rosalie[/name_f]
[name_f]Meredith[/name_f]
[name_f]Isadora[/name_f]
[name_f]Odette[/name_f]
[name_f]Carlotta[/name_f]
[name_f]Marigold[/name_f]
[name_f]Linnea[/name_f]
[name_f]Verity[/name_f]
[name_f]Elisabeta[/name_f]
[name_f]Audra[/name_f]
[name_f]Leontine[/name_f]
[name_f]Dorothea[/name_f]
[name_f]Adrienne[/name_f]
[name_f]Marcella[/name_f]
[name_f]Jessamine[/name_f]
[name_f]Josette[/name_f]
[name_f]Viviana[/name_f]
[name_f]Francesca[/name_f]
[name_f]Rhiannon[/name_f]
[name_f]Lorelei[/name_f]
[name_f]Tatiana[/name_f]
[name_f]Colette[/name_f]

[name_m]Niklaus[/name_m] / [name_m]Klaus[/name_m]
[name_m]Edwin[/name_m]
[name_m]Hendrix[/name_m]
[name_m]Walter[/name_m]
[name_m]Jeremiah[/name_m]
[name_m]Dashiell[/name_m]
[name_m]Clifford[/name_m]
[name_m]Amos[/name_m]
[name_m]Emmett[/name_m]
[name_m]Franklin[/name_m]
[name_m]Pascal[/name_m]
[name_m]Otto[/name_m]
[name_m]Warren[/name_m]
[name_m]Montgomery[/name_m]
[name_m]Asa[/name_m]
[name_m]Rupert[/name_m]
[name_m]Gideon[/name_m]
[name_m]Whittaker[/name_m]
[name_m]Lionel[/name_m]
[name_m]Hector[/name_m]
[name_m]Cormac[/name_m]
[name_m]Percival[/name_m]

may.rose · April 24, 2024, 3:22pm

[name_m]Lewis[/name_m]
[name_m]Edwin[/name_m]
[name_m]Walter[/name_m]
[name_m]Linus[/name_m]
[name_m]Russell[/name_m]
[name_m]Harlan[/name_m]
[name_m]Harold[/name_m]
[name_m]Ivan[/name_m]
[name_m]Philip[/name_m]

[name_f]Anya[/name_f]
[name_f]Tess[/name_f]
[name_f]Irene[/name_f]
[name_f]Julia[/name_f]
[name_f]Cecily[/name_f]
[name_f]Clara[/name_f]
[name_f]Vera[/name_f]
[name_f]Margot[/name_f]
[name_f]Sloane[/name_f]

love.endures · April 24, 2024, 5:00pm

C l y d e &

[name_m]Penn[/name_m]
[name_m]Cedric[/name_m]
[name_f]Blythe[/name_f]
[name_m]Wolfe[/name_m]
Bingley
[name_m]Vincent[/name_m]
[name_m]Abel[/name_m]
[name_m]Reuben[/name_m]
[name_m]Oslo[/name_m]
[name_m]Llewyn[/name_m]
[name_m]Ira[/name_m]
[name_m]Eldwyn[/name_m]
[name_m]Amos[/name_m]
[name_m]Percy[/name_m]

[name_f]Bridget[/name_f]
[name_f]Ingrid[/name_f]
[name_f]Ruth[/name_f]
[name_f]Estel[/name_f]
[name_f]Bronwen[/name_f]
[name_f]Pearl[/name_f]
[name_f]Arwen[/name_f]
[name_f]Twyla[/name_f]
[name_f]Faye[/name_f]
[name_f]Orla[/name_f]
[name_f]Delphine[/name_f]
[name_f]Florence[/name_f]
[name_f]Alma[/name_f]
[name_f]Diana[/name_f]

love.endures · April 24, 2024, 5:02pm

I LOVE the name [name_m]Clyde[/name_m] by the way!

AveryExtraterrestria · April 25, 2024, 6:46pm

Maybe:

[name_m]Francis[/name_m]
[name_m]Stuart[/name_m]
[name_m]Marvin[/name_m]
[name_m]Raymond[/name_m]
[name_m]Roger[/name_m]
[name_m]Patrick[/name_m]
[name_m]Quentin[/name_m]
[name_m]Christopher[/name_m]
[name_m]Burt[/name_m]
[name_m]Byron[/name_m]
[name_m]Jeremy[/name_m]
[name_m]Duncan[/name_m]
[name_m]Paul[/name_m]
[name_m]Tom[/name_m]
[name_m]Sean[/name_m]
[name_m]George[/name_m]
[name_m]Hugh[/name_m]
[name_m]Dean[/name_m]
[name_m]Neil[/name_m]
[name_m]Anthony[/name_m]

[name_f]Ellen[/name_f]
[name_f]Miranda[/name_f]
[name_f]Farrah[/name_f]
[name_f]Agatha[/name_f]
[name_f]Joan[/name_f]
[name_f]Flavia[/name_f]
[name_f]Prudence[/name_f]
[name_f]Aileen[/name_f]
[name_f]Valerie[/name_f]
[name_f]Annette[/name_f]
[name_f]Marilyn[/name_f]
[name_f]Pauline[/name_f]
[name_f]Melinda[/name_f]
[name_f]Carrie[/name_f]
[name_f]Frederica[/name_f]
[name_f]Lorraine[/name_f]
[name_f]Jillian[/name_f]
[name_f]Janine[/name_f]
[name_f]Sandra[/name_f]
[name_f]Irma[/name_f]
[name_f]Melanie[/name_f]
[name_f]Deirdre[/name_f]
[name_f]Roberta[/name_f]
[name_f]Henrietta[/name_f]
[name_f]Heather[/name_f]
[name_f]Gloria[/name_f]
[name_f]Wendy[/name_f]
[name_f]Sonia[/name_f]